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Kamehameha the Great - II: Law of the Splintered Paddle - Extra History
🕑 Added 2017-06-09 17:00:00 +0000 UTC Kamehameha had united Hawaii under his rule. But what to do with such power? Simple: make life better for his people.
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Bill Lemmond
Thank you all for this overview of a key period in Hawaii's history. You show Kamehameha wasn't perfect, but was still great. I look forward to the "Lies" episode, when you talk about all the other people who helped him. I think it's an important lesson that "great people" have a lot of help, and are largely great by inspiring others to help them.
Extra History
Glad you enjoyed it!
Extra History
I mean, he made a volcano erupt and consume his enemies - I feel like he's already proved himself. ;)
Extra History
Aww, thank you for sharing that with us! It really makes us happy to hear that we did a good job.
Extra History
This is the end of the Kamehameha story! Next up: Articles of Confederation Lies, followed by the Bronze Age Collapse.
Extra History
We didn't do that on purpose, but we did realize it once we saw what days the episodes were coming out! Totally happy about that.
Extra History
Couldn't resist. ;)
Extra History
Yeah, Dameol has it, though it can definitely be a confusing distinction. And a good reminder that our worldview is shaped by geocentrism.
Extra History
We're very happy when we can bring a little less known history to light!
Extra History
Actually we've got the Articles of Confederation - Lies episode coming up next! But then the Bronze Age will finally start, and I think it was well worth waiting for. David has been blowing me away with the artwork for that series.
Christian K.
Which probably won't of happen or at least not been as "easy" as it was if Kamehameha's descendants didn't start messing with the social order for no reason.
Nessf
Ah yes - after some more reading I was mistaken. It wasn't the missionaries themselves that headed up the coup - just one of their grandsons.
Jack the Rat
Wrong, you're going to want to blame sugar interests, the US Marines, business groups and the usual suspects, none of whom were missionaries
Nessf
@Christian: I'm going to go with the missionaries that organized a Coup d'état as being at fault here.
Andrew Showers
yep we probably once again see a failure to ensure that a legacy lasts. Kamehameha did a lot of great work uniting Hawaii under one rule, but we see little done about passing on that power in a sure and concise matter to prevent it's downfall.
Christian K.
Really who's fault is it that the Hawaiian Empire collapsed? The people who create the power vacuum or the ones who step into it?
Martin Ockovsky
Amazing
Barghest
sigh religious people
Michael Jebbett
Still want my Kamehameha kamehameha wave.
Nessf
I want you to know that I have a Hawaiian friend who was very, very happy to see this mini-series done.
Martin Verran
I still say a Coalition between Brie and Stilton would be more effective but I'm not complaining as we seem to have saved ourselves from hard Brexit.
Teagan Broadhead
are you still doing this
barefoot James
June 11th is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii and is a state holiday.
Adam "Lux-Vertas" Youdontneedtoknowmysurname
haha! smash Vista!
Dameol
The East and the West are not relative to an individual country's location, they are global terms
Taum Wuthicharn
I got to ask; isn't 'western' for Hawaii is Pacific sea and china? Shouldn't it be eastern that they trade with?
Pavel Yakushevich
I blame Walpole
Colin
This is so fascinating! Thank you so much for making this! I love learning the histories of less well known countries and kingdoms, so this is especially interesting to me.
Martin Verran
And now we await, with baited breath, the First Episode of the Bronze Age Collapse. P.S: Brief General Election News Update ~ it's a Hung Parliament! At least we've got that behind us.
